To ask a question about a snake, don't reply to this post, go to the forum home page and start a new post. Your question will get a lot more exposure. Please give us an idea of where you live, as reptiles can often be identified only by locality!

Please do not place messages about killing a snake, and asking what kind it is you have killed! That is like going onto a message board about dogs and telling about torturing one to death, and asking what kind of breed it was. You will likely get "flamed", and likely by the forum owner, depending on his mood that day.

A note about head shape in snakes: Head shape is a totally useless character for identifying a snake, and has nothing to do with whether the serpent is or is not venomous (poisonous). Many harmless snakes, especially when young, have rather large heads. Please describe color, pattern, markings, and habitat where the snake was found. The shape of the head will not help us in any way. Thank you.

Re: snake in my house

Posted by Alex, forum owner on April 19, 2005, 9:42 pm, in reply to "snake in my house"
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--Previous Message-- : My indoor cat just caught a small snake : in my house in FL. It looks just like : the ringnecked snake in your picture : excepy this one had an orange & : beautiful red underneath. My neighbor : told me it was a ringneck, and i've : already let it go so it won't die on : me, but I'd like to know if that is : what it probably is, to inform my boys. : It was probably 6" long, shiny : black, orange ring right at base of : head. It looked all black when curled : up, but when it began to move, it : flashed beautiful red underneath near : tail, more red-orange closer to head. : Any info on it's natural food, : lifespan, etc. for my 11 & 13 sons : would be appreciated. Thanks! Never : had a snake in my house before! : You did indeed have a Ringneck, and the Florida form is especially pretty with the red belly. They are known to roll the tail into a little "thimble", sort of a tight swirl, when really scared. They mostly eat salamanders, small lizards, some insects, possibly the eggs of other small reptiles. They grow in your area to about 10 inches long, and can possibly live to 20 years.

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Message Thread: snake in my house - Tricia April 18, 2005, 12:12 pm Re: snake in my house - Alex, forum owner April 19, 2005, 9:42 pm Re: snake in my house - Tricia April 19, 2005, 10:07 pm « Back to thread

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